| National Film Award for Best Animated Film | |
|---|---|
| National award for contributions toIndian Cinema | |
| Sponsored by | Directorate of Film Festivals |
| Rewards |
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| First award | 2006 |
| Final award | 2016 |
| Most recent winner | Mahayoddha Rama |
| Highlights | |
| Total awarded | 5 |
| First winner | Kittu |
TheNational Film Award for Best Animated Film was one of theNational Film Awards presented annually by theDirectorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up byMinistry of Information and Broadcasting, India. It was one of several awards presented for feature films and awarded with a Golden Lotus (Swarna Kamal). At the70th National Film Awards, the category was discontinued and combined withBest Special Effects. The new award is named asNational Film Award for Best Film in AVGC ( Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming & Comic) with two categories, one for the producer and director, and the other one for visual effects supervisor.[1]
The award was instituted in 2006, at54th National Film Awards and awarded annually for films produced in the year across the country, in all Indian languages; Hindi (3 awards), Tamil and Telugu (1 each).
The award includes a cash prize of₹1,00,000.
| List of award films, showing the year (award ceremony), language(s), producer(s), director(s) and animator(s) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film(s) | Language(s) | Producer(s) | Director(s) | Animator(s) | Refs. |
| 2006 (54th) | Kittu | Telugu | Bhargava Kodavanti | B. Sathya | – | [2] |
| 2007 (55th) | Inimey Nangathan | Tamil | S. Sridevi | S. Venky Baboo | Mayabimbham Media P Ltd | [3] |
| 2008 (56th) | Roadside Romeo | Hindi | Aditya Chopra | Jugal Hansraj | Tata Elxsi/VCL | [4] |
| 2009 (57th) | No Award | [5] | ||||
| 2010 (58th) | No Award | [6] | ||||
| 2011 (59th) | No Award | [7] | ||||
| 2012 (60th) | Delhi Safari | Hindi | • Anupama Patil • Kishor Patil | Nikhil Advani | Rafique Shaikh | [8] |
| 2013 (61st) | No Award | [9] | ||||
| 2014 (62nd) | No Award | [10] | ||||
| 2015 (63rd) | No Award | [11] | ||||
| 2016 (64th) | Mahayoddha Rama | Hindi | Contiloe Pictures Pvt. Ltd. | Rohit Vaid | Deepak S.V | [12] |